Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4)

4.5 Stars

I adored this story. I can't believe I waited so long to meet bossy and broody, Drew Runous - a sexy, outdoorsy, alpha male type, who also - quotes Nietzsche, bakes pies and writes poetry. Yes, I did quiet a bit of swooning. He was the bodice ripper, Scottish highlander or Viking conqueror, historical romance kind; an unshaven, lion wrestling, mountain man recluse, toss you over his shoulder and plunder your goodies kind of handsome. He was both scary and swoony. I wanted to braid his beard. I also wanted to run away. Ashley Winston is a fun, caring, and relatable heroine. Growing up with 6 brothers was tough, they were rowdy and did not make her life easy. Now after being away for 8 years, a family crisis has her heading back to the Tennessee mountains, but things have changed. One of my favorite things about this story was Ashley's interactions with her

family, it was heartwarming and made this romantic comedy even more special. I was someone who could hold her own in any situation, be it a discussion on post-modernism or Japanese art as an influence on Van Gogh;...or standing up to four bearded masturbators (obsessed with schedules, no less) in the upstairs bathroom of my momma's house. Drew and Ashley circle around each other, but when they finally come to come together, there is a lot of butter melting going on. Beauty and the Mustache was a wonderful read, filled with endearing characters who will have you laughing, swooning and possibly shedding a few tears. I can't wait to jump into Truth or Beard and spend some more time with the Winston Brothers.

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